Gibson Dominates Braves In Ninth Shutout Of Season
Bob Gibson fires a 1-0 shutout over Atlanta, notching his ninth of the year and 34th of his career, while improving to 16-5 as St. Louis extends its NL lead. Lou Brock drives in the only run, stealing second and scoring on Roger Maris's hit as Atlanta’s offense remains unable to solve him.
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Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Cardinal Bulwark
Lou Brock
Roger Maris
Marty Martinez
Gibson
Phil Niekro
Tigers Lose Lead as Red Sox Slug Way to Win
DETROIT AP Boston Red Sox manager Dick Williams hailed a dramatic win over the Tigers as a sign the pennant race remains open. Joe Foy hit a grand slam in the eighth to snap Detroit’s five game run, leaving the Tigers 5 1/2 games up on Baltimore with Boston closing in. Mayo Smith cautioned that several clubs are breathing down their necks.
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Boston Red Sox
Dick Williams
Boston
Sox
Tigers
Red Sox
Tiger
Chunky
Joe Foy
Williams
Baltimore
Boson
Mayo Smith
Terre Haute Chefsette Softball Advances in Pekin Regional
In Pekin Illinois Terre Haute beat Chicago Metro 4 1 with Ruth Ann Jones pitching for the local team. Pekin Lett es shut out Terre Haute 4 0 as Ruth Jones again pitched. Indianapolis Anchorettes beat Decatur 2 1 and then topped Wisconsin 8 6 after Wisconsin defeated Louisville. Terre Haute meets next at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Pekin
Ill
Terre Haute
Burger Chefettes
Amatuer Softball Association
Chicago
Ruth Ann Jones
Chesettes
Pekin Lette’s
Ruth Jones
Indianapolis Anchorettes
Decatur
Wisconsin
Louisville
Red Sox Back In A L Race With Foy Grand Slam
Joe Foy hit a grand slam with two out in the eighth to lift the Red Sox to a 5-3 win and a renewed challenge in the AL pennant race. Detroit dropped further in the standings as Baltimore and others won. John Roseboro homered in the 11th to lift Minnesota past New York. Mantle ejected in the first inning.
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Joe Foy
Red Sox
Foy
Smiliar Skein
Detroit
Bill Freehan
Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
California
Chicago
Cleveland
Minnesota
New York
Washington
Oakland
John Roseboro
Twins
Yanks
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Baseball scores and HR highlights from twilight games
The recap lists multiple AL and NL games with runs and key moments. Washington and Oakland split a night doubleheader, Washington winning game one while Oakland took game two. Notable homers include Washington’s French and McMullen. Other matchups feature Minnesota, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston with late-inning runs and pitchers’ decisions noted.
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Oakland
Washington
Dobson
Segui
Aker
Lindblad
Pagliaroni
Bosman
B. Howard
Ortega
French
W—Ortega
L—Lindblad
McMullen
Campbell Leads Amateur in American Golf Classic at Firestone
Bill Campbell holds a one stroke lead, posting 137 after 36 holes at Akron’s Firestone Country Club. The 45 year old former U S amateur champion, playing two rounds on a course he just met, aims to tune up for the National Amateur while Sam Snead’s tips help his steady play.
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Firestone Country Club
U.S
Huntington Insurance
Doug Sanders
Sanders
Columbus
Sam Snead
Akron
Ohio
UPI
Bill Campbell
George Knudson
Lee Elder
Johnny Pott
Howie Johnson
Jack Nicklaus
Bob Lunn
Rod Funseth
Art W
Tony Jacklin
Harold Henning
Arnold Palmer
Ohnlee
Frank Beard
Charles Coody
Ray Floyd
Bob Goalby
Hideyo Sugimoto
Gardner Dickinson
Mason Rudolph
Bert Yancey
al Geiberger
Hale Irwin
Tom Weiskopf
Don Biesij
Mets deny Marichal his 21st victory
The Mets rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat Juan Marichal and the Giants 5 4 in San Francisco. Ron Swoboda and Bud Harrelson opened the frame with singles, Art Shamsky struck out, Tommy Agee drove in the tying run, and Cleon Jones’ popup misplayed by third baseman Jim Davenport dropped for an error allowing the winning run to score with Larry Stahl scoring from first.
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Giants
Juan Marichal
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Marichal
Mets
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Bud Harrelson
Art Shamsky
Tommy Agee
Larry Stahl
Agee
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Jim Davenport
Harrelson
Stahl
Eddie
Coach Yost
Jones
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Chicago
Houston
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Los Angeles
Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Pete Rose
Alex Johnson
Reds
Cubs
Rose
Johnson
Mack Jones
Lee May
Tony, Perez
Johnny Bench
Ferguson Jenkins
Eugene McCarthy
Major League Baseball Sunday Schedule Report
A long list of Sunday games includes Cleveland at Chicago Boston at Detroit Oakland at Washington California at Baltimore Minnesota at New York St Louis at Atlanta Chicago at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at Houston New York at San Francisco with starts around 2 15 p m 8 05 p m and 11 p m local times and numerous pitcher matchups noted for each game
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Maloney
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Lemaster
Giusti
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Selma
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Bolin
Perry
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Boston Cleveland
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Terre Haute District Softball Opens With Local Teams
The 1968 Terre Haute Men's Softball District tournament starts tonight at the Terre Haute Softball Stadium with four local teams vying for a spot in next week’s semi state. Last year’s champion Montgomery, Indiana is not in the district this year after beating Terre Haute Southside Cleaners 3 to 0 in 1967.
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Terre Haute
Montgomery
Indiana
Southside Cleaners
District softball tourney field set with CBS and Twelve Points
Four top local teams compete this weekend in single elimination district play and a double elimination semi state. CBS led by Sonny Bennett and Ron Konizeski faces J G Photo in the Vigo County title race while Twelve Points Merchants rely on Jerry Adams and Kenny Harlan for offense and pitching.
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CBS
J&g Photo
Vigo County
Sonny Bennett
Tech
Bennett
Ron Konizeski
Howard Shanks
Twelve Points Merchants
Twelve Points
Terre Haute
Jerry Adams
Garfield
Merchants
Adams
Kenny Harlan
Harlan
Notre Dame Names Freshman Basketball Coach OConnor
Freshman basketball coach Thomas J. OConnor known as Buzzy was named to Notre Dame's staff in South Bend Indiana. He joins Johnny Dee after eight years coaching at three Chicago area high schools including Loyola Academy Gordon Tech and St Ignatius High School.
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Ind
Thomas J
Buzzy
O’connor
Chicago Loyola
Notre Dame
Johnny Dee
Chicago
Loyola
Loyola Academy
Gordon Tech
St. Ignatius High School
Cubs Trail Cardinals By 15 Full Games Now
The Cardinals widened their lead as the Cubs lost ground while Marichal faltered in a Mets Giants game. St Louis blanked Atlanta 1-0 as Cincinnati beat Chicago 7-3 and Philadelphia edged Los Angeles 3-2. Red Schoendienst lauded luck while Pete Rose and Alex Johnson led Reds past the Cubs.
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Cardinals
Malloy Attends Track Clinic In Wisconsin
Indiana State University track coach Bill Malloy will join a one week clinic at Olympia Sports Village 200 miles northwest of Green Bay. He will speak on sprinting and hurdling on a panel with Stan Wright Bob Lawson and Jerry Smith. Afterward he resumes cross country work with a meet set for September 8 in Indiana.
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Indiana State University
Olympia Sport Village
Upper Wisconsin
Olympia Sports Village
Green Bay
Wis
Malloy
ISU
Stan Wright
Western Illinois
Bob Lawson
Iowa State
Jerry Smith
Furman
Indiana
Cardwell involved in Mets Astros brawl at Houston
Don Cardwell defended his stance on violence as a bench clearing incident erupted after Doug Rader's dirtied slide into Kevin Collins in the Astrodome. Cardwell, sitting at the Mets dugout end, described the moment he wished to hit Rader and condemned the clash sparked by the collision.
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Astros
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Mets
Don Cardwell
Astrodome
Rader
Collins
Houston
Roy Hofheinz
Kevin
Julio) Goray
Cardwell
Harry Walker
Gil Hodges
Cardwell Reflects After Brawl With Rader
Former Mets pitcher Don Cardwell recalls the chaotic late night incident with Houston’s Ron Rader and Swoboda in a public scuffle. He admits hands were full and jokes about avoiding police work after the 96 hour turmoil. He says no hard feelings toward Swoboda.
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Houston
Mets
Astros
Packers
Colts
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Met
Swoboda
Doug Bedwell Prepares for Grand National Shooting Meet
Doug Bedwell, a veteran Clay County trap shooter, heads to Vandalia Ohio Aug 16 24 for the Grand National after a successful run through Iowa Missouri and Colorado. He won Indiana State shooting tournament overall title and high all around championship but says he will focus on the Grand National.
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Doug Bedwell
Sixers meet Knickerbockers in Camden to start 12 game exhibition
Philadelphia 76ers open a 12 game exhibition slate against the New York Knickerbockers in Camden New Jersey. Burris leads team batting at .405 with four homers and Gary Bartlett has six homers. Fred Burke heads Coca Cola pitching at 17 16 with Hap Harris at 10 6, though Harris may miss the tourney. Former Wiley star and West Vigo coach Bob Clements tops hitting at .415 for his team. Tourney director Myers says crowds will grow after a strong Women's State Tourney showing.
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N.J
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Fred Burke
Coca-Cola
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Harris
Wiley Great
West Vigo
Bob Clements
Young Joe Pegnant Wins Clinton Golf Assn Tourney
Clinton Indiana high schooler Joe Pegnant, 16, became the tournament’s youngest champion at the city course. He started four behind, carded 37 on the front, then rallied with a 34 on the back and a playoff victory after a double bogey on hole one.
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Joe Pegnant
Clinton Golf Association
City
Dale Farrington
Bob Dickerson
Dickerson
Pegnant
Cross and Visqueen Rally In Little League Action
Mike Cross paced Visqueen on the mound for a 3-2 win over the Elks Club Friday. Steve Morris doubled for the losers and Tim Mundy added a double for the Elkis while Don Alumbaugh drove in both Visqueen runs. Jeff Radtke pitched and O'Days beat Coca-Cola 2-1.
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Visqueen
Elks Club
Steve Morris
Jeff Radtke
Coca-Cola
Don Alumbaugh
Tim Mundy
Elkis
Sheeley
Large
Cross
Adams
Roger
Grayless
O’days
Radtke
Kunkel
Executrix Named in Vigo County Estate Case
Dorothy Kress Reynolds qualifies as executrix of Eli Stupar deceased in Vigo Circuit Court. Claims against the estate must be filed within six months from first publication to avoid bar. Dated Terre Haute Indiana August 9 1968. Leonard F. Conrad Clerk. Victor E. Aldridge Jr. Attorney.
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Vigo
Eli Stupar
Dorothy Kress Reynolds
Terre Haute
Leonard F. Conrad
Vigo County
Victor E. Aldridge Jr
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